KwK37 (75 mm)

Description

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The KwK37 (75 mm) is the main cannon for the early Pz.IV tanks, StuG III A and Nb.Fz at rank one and the Pz.IV F1 and PZ.III N and rank two.

The KwK37 (75 mm) was a mounted infantry support cannon until it was replaced by the the KwK 40 (75mm) later in the war as Soviet armour became much tougher to fight.

Its gun is quite a useful gun, being able to penetrate almost any enemy's armour it's battle rating and features a great combo with a quick ammunition reload.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• Nb.Fz.
• Pz.III N
• Pz.IV C
• Pz.IV E
• Pz.IV F1

General info

Available shells

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 90°
		10m	100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
K.Gr.rot Pz.	APCBC	52	50	45	39	34	30
Hl.Gr. 38B	HEAT	80	80	80	80	80	80
Hl.Gr. 38C	HEAT	100	100	100	100	100	100
Sprgr. 34	HE	10	10	10	10	10	10

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity in m/s	Projectile Mass in kg	Fuse delay in m:	Fuse sensitivity in mm:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):	Normalization At 30° from horizontal:	Ricochet:
								0%	50%	100%
K.Gr.rot Pz.	APCBC	385	6.8	1.3	15.0	80	+4°	48°	63°	71°
Hl.Gr. 38B	HEAT	450	4.6	0.0	0.1	872.1	+0°	62°	69°	73°
Hl.Gr. 38C	HEAT	450	4.8	0.0	0.1	875.5	+0°	62°	69°	73°
Sprgr. 34	HE	420	5.7	0.1	0.1	686	+0°	79°	80°	81°

Smoke characteristic
Ammunition	Velocity in m/s	Projectile Mass in kg	Screen radius in m	Screen time in s	Screen hold time in s:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):
K.Gr.Rot Nb.	423	6.8	13	5	20	50

Comparison with analogues

• The M2 howitzer (75 mm) would be the closest comparison to the Kwk 37 (75 mm), despite that it is much weaker, receiving much weaker shelles and having a shorter velocity.
• K51 L/24 has the same stats
• KwK44 L36 (75 mm) has the same stats
• K51 L/24 (75 mm) has the same stats
• SA35 L/17 (75 mm) AP round is much superior to the Kwk 37 (75 mm)
• APX (75 mm) AP round is the same but with extra velocity
• 75/18 mod.34 to be added
• 75/32 mod.37 to be added
• type 99 (75 mm) to be added

Usage in battles

The KwK37 (75 mm) is a low-velocity heat launcher that forces its to be effective at close range but is compensated with having quick reload and the Heat having good penetration, the Kwk 37 (75 mm) is made even more effective with the ability to hull break some notable tanks around the BR of the tank that has it equipped, some examples are all BTs, all LVTs, most AA (mainly trucks) and a few more.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Fast reload
• HEAT has great penetration
• Has the ability to hull break some notable tanks around the BR of the tank that has it equipped

Cons:

• AP round has low penetration
• Gun velocity is quite low

History

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See also

• Pz.IV (Disambiguation)

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